Valve.



s. s. CASKEY.

VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12,-1908.

Patented 13130.28, 1909.

Snowdon UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

SAMUEL s. cAsKEY, v0E PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNoR "ro cAsKEY VALVE COMPANY, Aor PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A lcomomx'rrori or NEW YORK.

' VALVE.

Specication ofLetters Patent. 'Application ledlday 12, 1908. Serial No. 432,541.

of, whereby' the valve'becomes more edective as the pressureis increased.

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, valve 'embodying my invention. resents a sectional view thereof.

- It `further consists of sealing bushings ,which are carried by the body portion and by the plug to .prevent leakage around the It further consists of other novel features of construction, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

.Figure 1 represents aside elevation of-a Fig. 2 rep- :Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring tothe drawings. known that the vital parts of-hydraulic sys rtemsare the opeiative valves and stop valves vand the expense of such systems is ,in the repairs thatinust be made on the valves aside from the 'fact that while all such valves are standing idle, they are wasting energy at high pressure, said wasterreturning through the eXha ust pipe to the pump tank and -it is furthcr'well 'known that with `the present form of -valves the grit which vcomesthrough the pipe, even though Vthe water be .iltered, may prevent closure of the Valve, thus ipermitting leakage and vforming grooves in the valve, as will be evident. e

My invention is designed to Overcome these defects and in the drawingahave'shown a construction 'which Irhave found Iin practice to operate successfully, but it will be evident that the arrangement of the parts may be :Patented Dec. -28, 1909.

ing 3, one, as for example 2, being for high pressure and the other 3, being forlow pressure, itbeingunderstood thatby these means, Lhave -shownfthe valveiadapted gfor high and low pressure, although, if desired, I may add another opening for a medium pressure but as the operation of the valve and the construction of the :parts are lthe same, I have only shown two. Said openings .2 and 3 forni the pressure ends which are adapted to be connected up with-.anaecumulator, compressor or 4boiler depending upon fthe use desired. y

4 designates a threaded opening by which the valve is connected to the arm for hydraulicnse, with the engine ffor the air and with a pipe which discharges to the atmosphere when the valve is used as a blow-od.

5 :designates an exhaust opening which is connected with apipeleading t0 any suitable point. l* y 6 designates ia bore inthebody communieating with the ,threaded-'opening 2, 7 a bore in the body communicating with the threaded openingB, 8 a bore in ithe body being threaded with opening 4 and 9 a bore in the body communicating with vthreaded openin '5.

I0 ydesignates.a circular plug the walls of which arestraight and which is seated in a suitable curved opening in the body 1 and is suitably connected therewith in `any desired manner. In: said plug is a bore 11 w1th -fbranches 12, 13 and .14 .leading at suitable angles therefrom and which areadapted byv the movement of the 'plug to be placed in Vproper position with respect to the various .Joores infthe bndy, as will be hereinafter described, \it being understood that I will describe the fplug 10 as being rotated in the 'body Q1 v`but if it fis desired or necessary, the plugma-y be-.stationaryfand `the bodyl/may rotate nroundfthe Aplu with the same 'effect inewhich fevent .iieXib e connections will .be made for the body portion' 1. p

While I have called for a rotatable plug in the description and the claims, I'desire it understood that either the body l or the plug 7 may be rotated as may be required, it being simply necessary to have relative rotation between the plug and the body. 'l

A15 designates sealing bushings, one of which is mounted in the bore 6 in the body and the other in the bore 7 thereof, the inner faces of said bushings being curved to corsof respond to the curvature of the wall of the plug 10 and with which said bushings make axground-joint connection, it being understood that the bushings are preferably of soft metal and that a suitable bore is provided in the bushings.

16 designates retaining plugs which are screwed or otherwise secured in the body at' a suitable point with respect to the bushings 15 and between' which and the bushings are mounted the springs 17 which serve to hold the bushings firmly against the lplug 10, said springs assisting the pressure in its action, since it will be noted that the direction of the pressure is such that it will tend to cause the said bushings to be firmly held against said plug 10.

18, 19 and 2O designate sealing bushings which are movably mounted in the branches 12, 13 and 14 of the plug 10, with their ends suitably curved to correspond to the curvature of the wall of the body 1, in which the plug is situated, so that said bushings form a ground-joint therewith and it will be noted that the said bushings are so situated as to be forced against the wall of the opening in the body 1 by reason of the pressure of the valve.

The operation of the valve will be readily apparent. When the plug 10 is in the position seen in Eig.. 2, ,the bore'll is .in comf munication with the bore 9 leading to the exhaust 5`while the branch 12 and the bore of the bushing 18 is in communication with the bore 8 of the body 1 leading to the openv ing 4 so `that said valve is exhausting, as will be evident. By proper rotation ofthe plug 10 the bore 11 in the plug is brought into proper communication with the bore of the bushing 15 and with thebore 6 of the body and the branch. 13 is brought into communication With the bore 8. In this position Aof the plug high pressure is passing through the valve and to the engine, t-he b ranches 12 and 14 being closed, as will be evident. It will be noted that the direction of the-pressure will tend to cause the bushing 15 in the bore 6 and the bushing'19 in the branch 13 to be forced and seated firmly 'against their proper wall forming apositive seal and preventing any leakage in any direction. Byanother proper turn of the plug 10, ythe bore 11 is rought into communication with the bore' of the bushing l5, seated in the bore of the body, while the branch 14 is brought into communication with the bore 8 of the body so that low pressure will be passing through |the valve. In order to properly position the valve, I provide an off-,set 21 shown in Fig. 1 and in this figure it is shown as a segment which is provided with suitable openings 22, located in such a manner that when the plug is rotated by means of the handle 23, suitably connected therewith, in the present instance by a key 24, or when the handle 23 is in such position that a pin 25, can pass into any one of the openings 22, the plug 10 and its bore and branches will be suitably located with respectto the desiredbore in the body 1.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a valve, a body having a plurality of pressure bores, a circular opening in said body, a rotatable cylindrical plug seated in said opening contacting with the walls thereof and having a bore therein, a plurality of branches. leading from said bore, a sealing bushing in eachof the bores of the pressure end of said body adapted to abut said plug and preventing leakage therebetween, and a: sealing bushing in each of said branches adapted to abut the wall of said body, the bushing in one of said branches being situated between theexhaust and the discharge of the body when fluid under pressure 1s |passing therethrough. v

2. In a valve, a body having suitable Pres'- sure endbores, 4a circular opening iu said body,.`a rotatable cylindrical plug seated in said opening, said plug having a |sui-table bore and branchesv leading therefrom, said body and plug being adapted for relative rotation, a sealing bushing in each of the pressure end bores of said body and abutting said plug for preventing leakage, and a sealing bushing in each of the branches of said plug abutting said body, the bushing in one of said branches being. situated between the exhaust and the discharge of the body when fluid under pressure is passing therethrough.

Witnesses I-I. A. GAw'rHkor,

WM. CANER WIEDERSEIM. 

